A U.S. appeals court blocked an order requiring Customs and Border Protection commander-at-large Gregory Bovino to give a federal judge a daily briefing on federal immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago.
The Oct. 31 decision stemmed from an Oct. 28 order by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, which required Bovino to appear in court at 5:45 p.m. every weekday to report on the enforcement of immigration laws by federal agents in Chicago.
Ellis justified her order by stating that she had seen videos that raised concerns about compliance with her Oct. 9 temporary restraining order—which enjoined officers from issuing dispersal orders, using riot control equipment, or using force against protesters who are not posing a physical threat to officers—according to the appeals court order….